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CHEMICAL AND METALLURGICAL LABORATORY
(NABL ACCREDITED AS PER ISO/IEC: 17025-2017)
Carriage Repair Workshop, Lower Parel, Mumbai-400013 No.:
Phone: 022-676-40012/40576/40160, Email: cmslowerparel@gmail.com

C&M/MI/Carriage/PL Date: 25.04.2023

Sr.CDO-BDTS

Sub: Metallurgical Investigation Report of failed LHB springs (08 No’s)

Ref: Sr. CDO/BDTS’s letter no. S/BDTS/13 C(II), dtd 31.03.2023

METALLURGICAL INVESTIGATION REPORT

Train No./ PL No./ POH Location Hardness

Sr. Name of the Stamping Date of
Coach No. & Lab No. Drg. No./ Mfg. Station, (fitment/ (45-51 Cause of failure
No item Particulars failure
Code Spec No. Sch. & dt. breakage) RC)

The breakage of the top first coil of

19037/
33500678/ CMICF primary outer spring with about 20%
Primary 203095 ICF Top first
1 FI-01-04-23 LG01100/ CMICF 0320 F07 28/03/23 fatigue mode may be attributed to
outer spring LWSCN/ 19/08/2020 coil
RDSO/ R07 hitting marks due to hitting of the coil
WR
2017/CG-01 with end tip of top flat portion.
The breakage of the bottom first coil
19037/ 33500678/ of primary outer spring with about
CMSTL
Primary 217114 FI-02-04-23 LG01100/ ICF Bottom 35% progressive fatigue mode may be
2 CMSTL 0622 F07 26/03/23
outer spring LWS/ RDSO/ 11/2021 first coil attributed to hitting marks due to
N56
WR 2017/CG-01 hitting of the coil with end tip of
bottom flat portion.
The breakage of the Top first coil of
primary outer spring with about 20%
22922/ 33500678/
CMICF & 55% progressive fatigue mode
Primary 217111 FI-03-04-23 LG01100/ ICF Top first
3 CMICF 0721 F07 24/03/23 respectively may be attributed to
outer spring LSLRD/ RDSO/ 30/11/2021 coil
17 hitting marks, severe biting marks due
WR 2017/CG-01
to hitting of the coils with top flat
portions.
 The breakage of the bottom first coil
12907/ 33503035/
CMSTL of primary outer spring with about
Primary 211060 FI-04-04-23 1267411/ MCF Bottom
4 CMSTL 1119 F03 21/03/23 20% fatigue mode may be attributed
outer spring LWCBAC/ RDSO/ 23/01/2021 first coil
N9 to hitting marks due to hitting of the
WR 2017/CG-01
coil with bottom centering disc.
The breakage of the top first coil of
19037/ 33503035/
CMSTL primary outer spring with about 10%
Primary 196221 FI-05-04-23 1267411/ PL Top first
5 CMSTL 1119 F03 28/03/23 fatigue mode may be attributed to
outer spring LWCBAC/ RDSO/ 21/10/2022 coil
N02 hitting marks due to hitting of the coil
WR 2017/CG-01
with top flat portion.
The breakage of the Top first coil of
19037/ 33503035/ primary outer spring with about 15%
CMSTL
Primary 196221 FI-06-04-23 1267411/ PL Top first progressive fatigue mode may be
6 CMSTL 1119 F03 28/03/23
outer spring LWCBAC/ RDSO/ 21/10/2022 coil attributed to hitting marks due to
902
WR 2017/CG-01 hitting of the coils with top flat
portions.
The breakage of the top first coil of
19037/ 33503035/
CMSTL primary outer spring with about 50%
Primary 196221 FI-07-04-23 1267411/ PL Top first
7 CMSTL 1018 F03 28/03/23 fatigue mode may be attributed to
outer spring LWCBAC/ RDSO/ 21/10/2022 coil
91 hitting marks due to hitting of the coil
WR 2017/CG-01
with top flat portion.
The breakage of the top first coil of
19037/ 33500666/ primary inner spring with about 45%
CMICF
Primary 203095 FI-08-04-23 LG01101/ ICF Top first fatigue mode may be attributed to
8 CMICF 0320 F06 28/03/23
inner spring LWSCN/ RDSO/ 19/08/2020 coil hitting marks due to hitting of the
22
WR 2017/CG-01 coil, near vicinity of end tip of top flat
portion.

Remark: Hardness of the springs is satisfactory. All of the above springs have broken due to hitting marks/biting marks.
Since spring material bears high notch sensitivity therefore presence of any kind of dent/hitting marks/corrosion pits will make the spring detrimental.

ACMT/PL
C/- Dy. CME (Chg)/CCG
C/- SSE/Ftg-II/PL